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Elisabetta Piqué— internationally respected journalist and friend of Pope Francis—was interviewed by ABC’s Bob Woodruff recently. Piqué wrote the new book Pope Francis: Life and Revolution. She shares here how she met the then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, her take on his message of mercy, and a bit about his personality—he’s reserved but has a […]

We are thankful to have a worldwide readership for dotMagis, but today those of us in the U.S.A. pause to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Here are a few summertime images to mark the day, courtesy of our sister blog, Picturing God. Where are you finding God this weekend? Don’t take a holiday from […]

An Ignatian Prayer Adventure starts tomorrow! While you can make this online retreat at any time, beginning tomorrow (March 2, 2014) will provide you daily material that corresponds to the season and will lead you through Lent to Holy Week and Easter reflections. We shared a list of Lenten ideas a few days ago, but […]

In advance of the Academy Awards, Loyola Press is celebrating Film and Faith. One of the articles in the week-long series finds film critic Richard Leonard, SJ, looking at spiritual themes found in some of this year’s Oscar nominees. Read his article “The Top Spiritual Themes from Five Oscar Movies.” What’s your favorite movie with […]

After watching Sherlock and Elementary, two current television depictions of the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, Adam Hincks, SJ, states: In many ways, Sherlock Holmes’s methods of solving crime exemplifies the thought of a great Canadian Jesuit philosopher of the last century. Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) believed that the key to solving many problems in philosophy, theology […]

Happy New Year! Before we jump into the new year of dotMagis posts, let’s take some time today to look back at the year ended. Enjoy some of the most popular posts from 2013. Five Ways to Find God in All Things Mary Untier of Knots A Gratitude Deficit Quiet Nothingness Noticing More Did you […]

Looking for a tasty fall snack or autumn beverage? This episode of Pre-Prans with Ruthie, the Ignatian cooking show, has some ideas. Host Ruthie Blacksea is also featured in the Food and Faith series from Loyola Press, where she tells us her favorite meal to cook and shares some thoughts about how cooking is prayerful. […]

A Jesuit who is a professionally trained chef. A Catholic who found the Spiritual Exercises re-booted his health. A café run by former gang members. These are just a few of the stories presented in Loyola Press’s Food and Faith, a new series that celebrates the many ways Catholics express their faith through the culinary […]

Whether you read dotMagis in e-mail, a RSS reader, or visit the blog directly, we thank you for reading. But for those of you using Google Reader to access the site, please keep in mind that as of July 1, that tool won’t be available to you. To keep on reading dotMagis uninterrupted, you have […]

The Ignatian News Network (INN) has released a free app for Apple mobile devices that showcases its best videos and blog feeds. INN creates stories about social issues and news “viewed through an Ignatian lens,” and you can access these anytime from your iPhone or iPad. Recent stories focus on Pope Francis, life at Jesuit […]